abscate, I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry for your loss. You have my sincere condolences. I just went through this four months ago myself. I'm thankful that your family is there together.

Sorry for your loss, Steve.

Heh heh! No air pump was a visible check - piece was not there, nothing to do with actual emissions.

Ni-start issue was a dead fuel pump. 12v at the connector nailed it. Car is back up and running.

Hoof it out to JFK or LGA, an hour on the train , and we will get you on the water Need a sunny day Jan feb March, otherwise nice I once dragged an older (but very good sailor) friend out to sail our Lasers on Flathead Lake in late fall for one last blast. He agreed for some reason. His wife though...

repost? can't remember.

Any recommendations of what to check? I was thinking maybe to pull the O2 sensor at the cat or front ( which one?) to see if it could be a plugged CAT. I haven't replaced that in a very long time... Is that a wise move? It has the symptoms of a clogged exhaust system. It could be any component in t...

Choices will be made by each individual based on mood, finances, other chores waiting, other people waiting, tools and parts available, knowledge, experience, and the current weather conditions.
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We had a thermocouple living next door for a while. Glad they moved.

I bought that strut kit from IPD for my XC70 and I was pleased at first, but the IPD rubber spring seats are an issue. They don’t seat properly into the strut mount bearing making a rubbery popping sound when doing a slow turn like backing out of a parking space. I few weeks ago I bought the HD spri...